Hello there,

So far, the semester has been going well I feel. Making the decision to keep on top of assignments from the get-go has really eased off some of the worries about deadlines (a decision that may have benefitted me last semester). This will be very effective as I mainly have continuous assessments, which involves a lot of assignments before Week 13. Like Hamlet, my biggest weakness is procrastination (however my inaction has not led to tragedy, so I’ve one-upped him in that regard.

At the moment the most challenging assignment so far has been for Public Administration. The fact we were doing Public Admin itself alone was enough to confuse us, as we had been doing Politics. I digress. the students were put into groups, and each given a topic regarding a recently re-established country called ‘LULITMI’. The question my group was given was about the oversight of policing, and how it should be completed in LULITMI. We each had to do an individual essay on an aspect of our question, mine was about district policing. I found the most difficult part of the essay was the research into various country’s district policing, which involved more fact-based information.

I aim to get my assignments for all my modules done as efficiently as possible, to reduce stress at deadlines and allow me to actually enjoy free time I have without the impending assignments looming over me. I believe the image below perfectly encapsulates that feeling. I decided in January that 2020 would be a productive year for me and combatting my habit of getting into a panic over assignments will be a part of my New Year’s resolution. I know it’s all well and good saying that now, but I will keep you updated on my progress of revamping my academic methods. If I don’t work on my procrastination I will at the very least increase my water intake.

Until I post again,

Alison

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